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An extensive, in-depth biography of Custer that covers his lesser-known personal history as well as his military career. The reader is introduced to a little-known side of Custer—a deeply personal side. George Custer grew up in an expanding young country, and his early influences mirrored the times. Two aspects of this era dominate most works about him: the Civil War, and the war with the Indians, culminating in his death at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. When mentioned, if at all, his early life and years as a cadet at West Point are brief, and then only enough to set some background for discussion of the mystery of the Little Bighorn. This is the first Custer biography to focus on the...
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Having lost her family in a massive flood, sixteen-year-old Sebah finds her way onto a gigantic ark, where she must conceal herself from Noah and his family until it is safe for her and another stowaway to slip away.
La bataille de la Little Bighorn a été un événement sans précédent dans l'Histoire militaire des États-Unis. Le 25 juin 1876, dans le Montana, face à une puissante coalition de Sioux et de Cheyennes, le général George Armstrong Custer trouve la mort avec une grande partie de son régiment, « son » 7e de Cavalerie. Cette défaite de l'armée américaine, symbolisée par l'appellation Custer's Last Stand, survient au moment où la conquête de l'Ouest s'achève. Malgré les décennies, Little Bighorn marque toujours les tréfonds de la mémoire collective du pays. Le site du théâtre des opérations, outre qu'il est un des lieux les plus visités des États-Unis, est une matrice d...